A medical diagnosis or hospital stay can be tough when you’re a child, and it can be hard on family members as well. Fortunately, many hospitals, especially children’s hospitals, have certified child ...

Certified child life specialists help children and families cope with the hospital experience through play therapy, art therapy, and explaining medical procedures. The program at Akron Children's ...

Question: What are Child Life Services? Answer: Child Life Services provide support to children and their families during healthcare experiences. They are trained professionals who help reduce stress, ...

For 25 years, the Child Life internship program at Ascension St. Alexius Women & Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates has been paving career paths in a service integral to most pediatric departments ...

The Child Cancer Fund has committed $1 million to fund an oncology child life specialist position for 10 years at Nemours Children's Health. Child life specialists help pediatric cancer patients and ...